That's a wrap: Daniel Day-Lewis attends premiere in New York for his 'final movie' after announcing decision to quit acting
If he's to be believed, Phantom Thread is the last movie that Daniel Day-Lewis will ever make.
Which means that the movie's premiere Monday night in New York marks a watershed in Hollywood.
Day-Lewis, who has won three Best Actor Oscar, was nominated Monday morning for a Golden Globe for his performance in the drama as a dressmaker in post-war London.
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Swansong: Daniel Day-Lewis, 60, attended the New York premiere of what he says will be his final film Phantom Thread on Monday night
Day-Lewis, 60, arrived for the premiere with the film's director Paul Thomas Anderson.
The London-born star wore a dark gray cotton shirt and pinstripe pants along with a black top coat.
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Anderson directed Day-Lewis in the 2008 film There Will be Blood which earned him his second Academy Award.
He won his first Best Actor Academy Award for playing the real-life Irish painter and writer Christy Brown who has cerebral palsy in 1989's My Left Foot.
The third Academy Award was for his uncanny portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 2012 biopic.
Three-time Oscar winner: The dapper star, in pinstripe pants and a black top coat, arrived for the screening with the film's director Paul Thomas Anderson
Day-Lewis stars as a dressmaker in post-war Britain whose world is turned upside down by a young lover who becomes his muse. He was nominated Monday for a Golden Globe for the role
In June, Day-Lewis put out a statement announcing his decision to quit acting all together following the making of Phantom Thread.
In an interview with W magazine, published at the end of last month, the actor acknowledged he feels 'great sadness' at that decision but explains he felt compelled to take it.
'The impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion. It was something I had to do,' he said.
'Before making the film, I didn’t know I was going to stop acting. I do know that Paul and I laughed a lot before we made the movie. And then we stopped laughing because we were both overwhelmed by a sense of sadness,'Day-Lewis explained.
He added: 'I dread to use the overused word ‘artist,’ but there’s something of the responsibility of the artist that hung over me. I need to believe in the value of what I’m doing. The work can seem vital. Irresistible, even. And if an audience believes it, that should be good enough for me. But, lately, it isn’t.'
Cast photo: Day-Lewis posed on the red carpet with Anderson and his co-stars Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville
Big role: Luxembourg actress Krieps, 34, who stars as Day-Lewis's muse, looked gorgeous in a strapless red gown with patterned bodice and full-length skirt
Glamorous: British actress Manville, 61, put on a stylish show in a low-cut black dress with gold bolero jacket top
Pals: Manville posed for pics with Anderson
The premiere naturally brought out high profile members of New York's thespian community.
Actresses Zosia Mamet and Jennifer Morrison each showed up in white outfits.
Former Girls star Mamet showed off her legs in the long-sleeved shirt dress that she paired with black ankle boots.
Morrison wore a winter coat tied at the waist with a sash and a pair of nude stiletto heels.
Simpatico: Actresses Zosia Mamet and Jennifer Morrison each showed up in white outfits with Morrison wearing a coat belted at the waist with a sash
Black and white: Former Girls star Mamet showed off her legs in the long-sleeved shirt dress that she paired with black ankle boots
Keen to see the movie: Actor Ben Foster posed on the red carpet with actress Amber Tamblyn
Ben Foster showed up to see the film as did Amber Tamblyn, and the two posed for photos together.
On hand, as well, was actor Michael Shannon who was accompanied by his partner Kate Arrington.
Former Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford paired a long-sleeved white sweater and white pumps with a scarlet red calf-length skirt.
Date night: On hand, as well, was actor Michael Shannon who was accompanied by his partner Kate Arrington
Stylish: Former Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford paired a long-sleeved white sweater and white pumps with a scarlet red calf-length skirt
On the guest list, too, was actress Mozhan Marno who stood out from the crowd in a mustard yellow sleeveless dress.
The raven-haired actress who has appeared in House Of Cards and The Blacklist flashed some cleavage in the low-cut number that she p[aired with black sandal heels.
Sienna Miller was pretty in a floral number with ruffles at the waist.
The sleeveless dress had dungaree-style straps and a slit at the front and she wore a pair of chunky black platform heels.
Colorful: House Of Cards and The Blacklist actress Mozhan Marno flashed some cleavage in a low-cut mustard yellow sleeveless dress
Blonde bombshell: Sienna Miller was pretty in a sleeveless floral number with dungaree-style straps
Fashion forward: The flower-patterned frock had ruffles at the waist and a slit at the front and Miller added a pair of chunky black platform heels
Stylish: Dana Delaney was elegant in a black frock with a very plunging neckline and black pointed toe pumps
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